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Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan

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In Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan, 50.4% of households were made up of couples with children in 2021, compared with 27.9% in Queensland.

Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan's household and family structure is one of the most important demographic indicators. It reveals the area's residential role and function, era of settlement and provides key insights into the level of demand for services and facilities as most are related to age and household types.

To continue building the story, Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan's Household Summary should be viewed in conjunction with Households with Children, Households without Children, Household Size, Age Structure and Dwelling Type.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's relationship (to each other person in the household)?'

Household type
Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan - Total households (Enumerated)20212016Change
Households by typeNumber%Queensland %Number%Queensland %2016 to 2021
Couples with children1,79850.427.91,52251.428.7+276
Couples without children82823.226.468423.125.9+144
One parent families42111.811.12588.710.7+163
Other families130.41.1100.31.1+3
Group household802.24.0471.64.3+33
Lone person3138.823.12578.721.7+56
Other not classifiable household1073.04.11715.85.1-64
Visitor only households60.22.3110.42.4-5
Total households3,566100.0100.02,960100.0100.0+606
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Dominant groups

Analysis of the household/family types in Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan in 2021 compared to Queensland shows that there was a higher proportion of couple families with child(ren) as well as a higher proportion of one-parent families. Overall, 50.4% of total families were couple families with child(ren), and 11.8% were one-parent families, compared with 27.9% and 11.1% respectively for Queensland.

There were a lower proportion of lone person households and a lower proportion of couples without children. Overall, the proportion of lone person households was 8.8% compared to 23.1% in Queensland while the proportion of couples without children was 23.2% compared to 26.4% in Queensland.

Emerging groups

The number of households in Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan increased by 606 between 2016 and 2021.

The largest changes in family/household types in Upper Coomera (South) - Wongawallan between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • Couples with children (+276 households)
  • One parent families (+163 households)
  • Couples without children (+144 households)
  • Lone person (+56 households)

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